As spring arrives, so do thousands of migrant birds, to take advantage of the abundance of insects that accompany the season’s burst of life. By Warwick Tarboton

Anton Vogt visited the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in early March. He saw  a lot more than he had bargained for, including a cheetah and springbok chase…

From 12 to 16 September, all South African citizens will have free access to National Parks around the country. SANParks Week was introduced to ensure all South Africans get a chance to visit the parks.

A trip to Kruger’s north is not to be missed, say Jane and Mike Walker, who won a weekend stay at luxurious Pafuri Camp in the Autumn 2011 issue of Wild.

It's a rewarding job, but only when there is a success story. Mark Gamble works for Educo Africa helping to improve the quality of life for people living in disadvanged communities. Nature plays an important role in the programme and time spent in the mountains often brings great rewards.

With their combination of water and wildlife, Msinsi’s reserves are great places to relax. All reserves have self-guided walks or trails for game-viewing and birding, plus the chance to go boating, canoeing and fishing. By Patricia McCracken

Arno Joubert sets off on his first wilderness trail in the Kruger National Park having been warned that sightings can’t be guaranteed – and encounters more than he ever dreamed of.

The Cape's renosterveld, characterised by hardy grey shrubs and pretty daisies, gardenias and lilies, is on its way out. Now a mountainbike race aims to link the remaining fragments of this endangered vegation type. By Gerrit Rautenbach

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